One-Eyed Pike - Brainerd Lakes Brewery

largemouthdmb

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

11-11-2012 00:38:17 | More by largemouthdmb

MN_Beerticker

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev +8%

05-15-2013 02:33:29 | More by MN_Beerticker

jamiecoppin

North Dakota

2.25/5  rDev -25.2%

03-10-2013 17:43:41 | More by jamiecoppin

zeff80

Missouri

3.29/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A - Poured a clear, orange/gold color with a one-finger, white head of foam. It left thin trails of lace.

S - Some wheat and grasses.

T - Cracked wheat, a touch of citrus and a grassy bitterness.

M - Crisp, sharp and smooth. A light bodied ale.

O - This is an okay wheat beer. I'd like to try something else from Brainerd Lakes.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2013 01:31:48 | More by zeff80

koes0024

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

12-25-2012 22:44:47 | More by koes0024

Chucker17

South Dakota

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

11-28-2012 19:19:57 | More by Chucker17

irrgalaxy

Minnesota

2.2/5  rDev -26.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Poured from screwtop bottle into pint glass. Light yellow color and very little head - only a few bubbles at the very edges of the glass a minute after pouring. Smells are very muted - only a faint odor of wheat, but other than that not much is coming off. Stale aftertaste, with grassy notes. A medium-alcohol beer, but it comes across as weaker and more like a standard macrobrew. Bought it largely for the name and logo, but I wouldn't have it again - there's just no strong or good flavors there, and there are dozens of better wheat beers to be found in the Midwest.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 00:56:59 | More by irrgalaxy

RaijinQ

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -0.3%

11-21-2012 23:46:02 | More by RaijinQ

Pat316

Michigan

3/5  rDev -0.3%

11-06-2012 22:04:37 | More by Pat316

Johnhaley1989

North Dakota

3/5  rDev -0.3%

10-05-2012 18:48:11 | More by Johnhaley1989

jnardone235

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -0.3%

09-16-2012 04:46:00 | More by jnardone235

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -16.9%

07-24-2012 12:15:22 | More by mothman

Hopstout

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -16.9%

07-24-2012 02:39:34 | More by Hopstout

inbierveritas

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +32.9%

06-30-2012 23:39:21 | More by inbierveritas

KarlHungus

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer pours a clear golden color. The head is half an inch in height, and recedes slowly into a small cap of foam. The aroma is of citrus, lemon, and a tangy wheat character. The taste is similar to the aroma with strong citrus flavors. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation, and a smooth texture. Overall, this is a decent pale wheat ale, but I just can't see myself drinking it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2012 21:52:17 | More by KarlHungus

jimmah120

Minnesota

3.15/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle with no date into mason jar

Look is a clear gold with a TON of rising bubbles. Smell is light earthy hops; yeast. Taste is very one-dimensional, bitter earthiness with corn/grain. Light feel with medicinal bitterness.

Nothing spectacular here, an extra-hopped wheat beer that comes off like your run-of-the-mill APA. Still, it drank pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2012 07:37:40 | More by jimmah120

jsprain1

Minnesota

3.23/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

A- Slightly hazy yellow. Head is thin and white. Fair retention. Lacing is nonexistent.
S- The smell... is hardly there. I'm really straining. Picking up some wheat and the faintest of fruityness.
T- Pretty good flavor to it. On the sweet end of the spectrum of the style, with a light banana like flavor and a good bit of breadyness.
M- Carbonation is crisp, initially too sharp, but it softens out. Fairly average body for the style.
O- Rarely do I give a beer a higher overall score than any of its parts. Though nothing stands out about this one, I did find myself going back to it. I would love this as a baseball game beer, but when one is looking for an interesting beer, it's a pass.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 19:55:47 | More by jsprain1

sparx1100

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -0.3%

06-07-2012 04:54:20 | More by sparx1100

jjanega08

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

No freshness dating.

A= Pours a light yellow color with a thin white head on it that rises to a finger high and falls fast with little lacing.

S= Poopy wheat aroma from a ways away. I'm acutally surprised at the power of the wheat aroma in this one. Tons of wheat with little hopping to back it all up.

T= The taste is very light with poopy wheat and again little to no hop flavor. The wheat may have a little roast to it acutally which I've never tasted before. Mostly poopy wheat however.

M= well carbonated.

O= This is just like any other wheat on the market without being special. The aroma seems to be uniquely powerful and there is a nice poop flavor and aroma to it but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2012 05:46:19 | More by jjanega08

GringoKid

3/5  rDev -0.3%

06-02-2012 22:53:46 | More by GringoKid

FightingEntropy

Minnesota

2.45/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I wasn't a big fan of Brainerd Lakes Beer's IPA, so took me a while to get up the courage (and not be distracted by other stuff in the fridge) to try their wheat beer. Probably didn't help the beer much, but finally giving it a try.

Stark white head on top a effervescent straw gold ale. Light sweet malt in the nose with a slight tang of wheat and an extremely light spice from hop or yeast--not sure. Sweet bready malt and cream corn in the taste with a better mouthfeel that expected from the looks of it. Wheat shows up as well as light sharpness. In nose and taste there's a mineral note that doesn't blend well. If you're looking for a half a step above your basic macrobrew, this beer is adequate.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2012 15:21:51 | More by FightingEntropy

gatornation

Minnesota

2.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle from a mix sixer

A= pours a crystal clear yellow color with a fresh white head

S-was biscuit malts and lemon some wet hay

T- was slight sour lemon grass and wheat with malt biscuits a touch of hops

M- was crisp and carbonated tart and refreshing and a little sour with a lemon funk

O- i will say it was refreshing and tart its drinkable, would never buy a sixer but would drink this again as a single

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2012 23:46:11 | More by gatornation

syrupjoe

Minnesota

3.08/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle into pint glass. Enjoying thanks the generosity of good 'ol ma. Pours a slightly hazy faded gold color with less than one finger off-white head.

Nose: Honey, bread crust, metallic, and a bit of fruitiness that I'll call blueberry.

Taste: Acidic, wheatiness, rather watery, slight aspirin bitterness and sourness that almost makes my mouth pucker.

Very little carbonation and a dry, tart finish. Overall I'm not very impressed with this beer. There's not much to it.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2012 00:49:15 | More by syrupjoe

bigbeers84

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -0.3%

01-23-2012 08:00:24 | More by bigbeers84

JackieTH

Minnesota

3.58/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pale gold, head died away quickly, no lacing. Smell has a slightly fruit, wheat, sour-funk element to it. Tastes better than it smells. Lightly apple, wheat, malt, wet, refreshing. Light-medium body with moderate carbonation. Watery and light to a degree works for the style here, not really against, I could down a few not a problem. "Come for the beer. Stay for the water." It says right on the side of the bottle, which is fitting in a sense.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 03:55:08 | More by JackieTH